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Have you ever wondered why, a lot of times, you just can’t seems to make progress in life despite the fact that you know so much about what it takes to succeed? You might have read thousands of books, you might have watched thousands of videos, you might have listened to hundreds of speakers and you might have acquired a wealth of knowledge that teach and guide you on Success. But, for one reason, you just don’t get pass reading or listening to such materials to actually living the life you desire. Now what could be that missing ingredient?

I don’t want to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows what is bad. Millions are out of work, Millions are scared of losing their job, Millions are getting wild in the street, people are pointing gun at each other and acting like animals. There is no body anywhere seems to know what to do and there is no end to it.

The world of plentiful resources is no more; nature is no longer bountiful and powerful. Our planet is dying. Eco-systems are collapsing as evident in the rising frequency and magnitude of natural calamities. Climate is changing with devastating impacts especially on the poor and the vulnerable. Species are disappearing into extinction to signal the approaching planetary conditions that will no longer sustain even human life.

Financial crises, food crises, energy crises, health crises are the order of the day rather than the exception. And communities are disintegrating, families falling apart – society is crumbling. As if these were not enough, governments are failing, conflicts mounting and wars over scarce resources are but inevitable. All the while, there is growing sense of discontent, alienation and dispossession. For too many, it is an insecure, inequitable and indeed, unhappy world that we live in today.

There is a boundless growth; a growth of destruction on a planet with limited resources no longer makes economic sense. It is the cause of our irresponsible, immoral and self-destructive actions. Irresponsible, because we extract, produce, consume and waste ever more, even as natural resources are rapidly depleting. Immoral and unethical because having consumed far beyond our share of natural wealth, our reckless profligacy amid unconscionable inequities comes at the cost of what belongs to generations unborn. Self destructive, because, aided by technology, we are bringing about the collapse of our ecological life support systems. Having far outlived its usefulness, our fundamentally flawed economic arrangement, has itself, become the cause of all problems. Within its framework, there lies no solution to the economic, ecological, social and security crises that plague the world today and threaten to consume humanity.

We know air is unfit to breathe, food is unfit to eat, and we are sick watching the TV’s where the newscaster tells us about war and death and nothing more but war and death, as if that’s the way is suppose to be. We know things are bad, worse than bad. It’s crazy. Its like everything everywhere is crazy that it’s not safe to go out anymore.

Well, things are getting worse day by day. I don’t want you to protest. I don’t want you to be violent. I don’t want you to create chaos and disorder. I don’t want you to waste your time any more. I don’t want you to feel so powerless. But, I don’t know what to do with the inflation. I don’t know what to do with the depression. I don’t know what to do with the Americans and the Russians and the North Koreans and the Chinese. I don’t know what to do with the crime in the street.

All I know is first, we have got to get mad, and we got to say I am a human being. God damn it! My life has a value. You all must say I am as mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore. Things have got to change! We got to change! We got to Change the way we live our life. We got to change the way we do things.

We got to stop the pursuit of limitless growth in a world of vastly depleted resources, population explosion and insatiable consumerism with questionable impact on human wellbeing. It just does not make sense any more. We got to change the way we live our life in order to safe the world and secure the future of the unborn. We got the power to make the change! And we got to change it now.

Happy blogging! Have a nice weekend

My sincere apologies to the readers for my blog has been dormant for almost a year

I, with the help of few friends have initiated a Charity
Project titled ‘Give a Little, Make the Difference’ in May last year. The
project is intended at collecting the second hand clothes and shoes from the
university students and distributes it to the people in the remote villages of
northern region of Thailand. So this project not only helps the weaker section
of the society but also promotes the concept of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Now in existence for over a year, “Give a Little, Make the Difference”, continues to strive to expand
our program and support to the underprivileged. It is our mission to enhance
the dignity and quality of life of individuals and families by providing basic
necessities such as clothe and shoes. In order to meet our mission to life the
disadvantaged, we rely on the generosity of the individuals and businesses for
support. We have also organized a #icebucketchallenge to raise fund for the
donation. Thailand’s prominent TV Channel, Voice TV and other local news
agencies filmed the fund raising event.

Donated clothes/shoes and kitchen utensils to the people of Noong Bua Village

We have collected more than 700 KG of used clothes/shoes/kitchen utensils/households items and donated to the children and people in the remote villages of northern Thailand on29 – 31 August 2014. The Bhutanese students who completed their courses donated most of the kitchen utensils. The clothes and shoes were collect from Shinawatra University staff and students. Other donations include books and stationaries to Save Haven Orphanage, Save Haven Learning Center and Sophia Wisdom Learning Center and medicines (drugs) to the local Basic Health Unit (BHU). In the past few months this BHU lost the life of several patients due to shortage of the drugs.

Children eating spaghetti for lunch

We alsocookedand served spaghetti for lunch and Bhutanese food (Chicken curry, Kewa datsi and Fish curry) for dinner to the children of Save Haven Learning Center and Save Haven Orphanage on 30 August 2014. The Orphanage and Learning Center has a total of 120 students.

One the way back to Bangkok, we have donated clothes and
shoes to the roadside workers, field workers and refugees.Pictures and Videos can be viewed at Give a Little, Make the Difference!

Bhutanisundergoingastateoftransition,frommonarchytoconstitutionaldemocracyandcultureandtraditiontosocialmodernization.BhutanisadmiredworldwideforitslivingspiritualandtherigorouspursuitofGrossNationalHappinessastheguidingprincipleofdevelopment.However,thepursuitofHappinessisnotwithoutitscasualties.Asmodernityandconsumerismtakehold,Bhutan is facingahostofproblems.Amongst many others youthunemploymentis a seriousissue.Despitetheconsistenteffortsofthegovernmentsandconcernedauthorities,thechallengingyouthproblemsareonconstantrise.AccordingtotheUNDP,Bhutan’syouthunemploymentrateof7.3%isoneofthehighestintheregion.The
numberofyoungpeoplegraduatingfromcollegesorcompletingtheirschoolingandenteringthelabormarkethasreachedalarmingfiguresandfortoomanyofthemthetransitiontoworkisproblematic.Giventhealreadyhighunemploymentratesimpliesthatnewentrantstothelabormarketwillnotbeabletoenrollinproductiveemploymentunlessproperlyequippedwithappropriateskills.

Whileinthatrespectaremanycausesbehindtheyouthunemploymentrate,causesstemfromissuesrelatedtothestructureofjobandlabormarkettoeducation.Thehighunemploymentrateofyouthcanbepartlyattributedtothelimitedrelevanceofeducationandskillsdevelopmenttotheneedsofthelabormarket;tothepracticalabsenceofeffectivesystemsofpublicemploymentagencies;underdevelopmentoftheprivatesector;rapidpopulationgrowth(morethan60%ofthetotalpopulationisyouth);substantialgrowthofschoolenrolment;risingtrendofrural-urbanmigration;limitedemploymentrelevanteducationandtrainingthatresultsin young peopleleavingschoolwithouttheskillsrequisiteforemploymentandtheexpectationsofhighsalaryonthepartoftheeducatedyouthenteringtheeconomy;inadditiontotheslowdownineconomicactivitiesduetoshortfallofIndianRupeeandsoaringofexternaldebtlately.

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I couldn’t hold back my tears after reading this post on Dasho Nima Tshering's Face book wall. So with his permission
I am sharing it on my blog as a “symbol of hope and courage.”

-Written by Dasho Nima Tshering

I wrote it down just as
I listened to her: " I AM Chimi Yuden from very Remote Village of
Nabji in Trongsa. I am on the verge of dropping out from school due to
financial constraints as my mother passed away and my father is chronically
sick. I have no able member of the family to support me as all six of us,
children, are dependents. We are 3 sisters and 3 brothers. We are all
vulnerable. We are poor. When I was 9 years Old in 2006. I came to
Thimphu as a babysitter since my parents could not afford to JUST CAN NOT HAVE ME
to school. My mother passed away in 2008 and my father has always been
chronically sick. I worked as babysitter for 3 years. In 2011 when I
was 14 years old I forced my father to Let Me Go to school but he did not listen
to what I requested to him rather he always kept on telling me to marry somebody
and help him and younger brothers and sisters at home. But I did not
Listen to him since I AM very interested to Study. Other school going Children
like to become Somebody in My Future. With all of My Effort and Effort
with My Own, I went to school in 2011 myself. During Vacation and
weekends, I have always been working in somebody's house as a babysitter to
make my school expenses.

Now I have completed
Class Four and going to Class Five at Nabji Community Primary School since I
was double promoted twice for my academic excellence. I was topping all my
classes. In 2011, I topped class PP in mid-term examination by big margin
so the school double promoted me to class I. In 2012, I topped class II
mid-term examination by big margin so again the school double promoted me to
class III. But now as I go up higher classes, school expenses are also
getting more and it's beyond my means even if I babysit and study. I am
now on the verge of dropping out and left without any choice if I don't get
help to continue my education to fulfill my dreams and aspirations. I
Promise that I will study very hard and serve My King, Country and People."

Image by Dasho Nima Tshering

Struggles and her story
of courage left me speechless. Therefore, I thought I would seek your
immediate help so that Chimi would not have to negotiate between babysitting
and schooling; after all she had already negotiated and fought hard against
early marriage and teenage pregnancy to go to school without help. It
breaks my heart. What about yours? Vulnerable girls like Chimi are smart,
intelligent, and brave. Babysitting is not for them. Our dream has to
enable not only these but also to Girls Education show them to get opportunities
so that they could path to achieve, pull their potentials in life as Bhutanese
Citizens and responsible global productive citizens. As A Society, we have
to do something. Empirical evidence from studies and hard data show that
heavier load of housework given to girls and the incidence of Early Marriage in
rural Bhutan are some of the reasons that affect Girls'
Education. Preventing early marriage and reducing early teenage pregnancy
are also emerging development challenges for Bhutan. Data show that the
adolescent fertility rate of Bhutan is 47 per 1,000 in 2010, which is more than
twice the east Asia average. This is alarming because it affects both the
health of the nation and the education of the nation. It's a matter of
public policy. We must have Public policies that truly serve the public
better, including Vulnerable Girls like Chimi.

But for now, I want to
introduce Chimi to you so that together you can help Chimi's immediate needs in
a show of "Social Solidarity" for our fellow Human being. Here's
a plan how you can help Chimi: - Chimi Yuden Needs to go back to school by
First Week of February 2014. - Her Rough Expenses for One year (2014),
including clothes, would be around Nu. 10,000 - If more help is
possible, She also has Two younger brothers without support (One going to Class
VII and One going to Class I). Let's say, Nu. 5000 each for two of
them, for the year 2014. Her Younger Sister has already dropped out from
Class II and went to become a NUN due to financial constraints. – So our

Goal 1: Nu. 20,000 for three of them. If not
successful, then our

Goal 2: Nu. 10,000
for Chimi Yuden.

Deadline: January 15,
2014

Inbox me, or call/SMS me
at 17603612 for your support. On January 16 2014, whatever support we
rendered together will be handed over to Chimi Yuden by some of you in a
transparent manner with the Highest Ethical Standards. Contributing and
showing "Social Solidarity" to Protect Chimi's Dreams is more than
Just a small act of kindness on your part. It's more than just a
humanitarian gesture. It would be your subtle statement saying
"No!" to illiteracy, saying "YES!" to girls' education,
saying "NO!" to poverty, saying "Yes!" to human dignity,
saying "No!" to child labour, saying "Yes!" to equal
Opportunity, and much more.

Let Chimi's courage
pursue her Life's Dreams through Education against all odds be a symbol of hope
for vulnerable girls in Bhutan.

-Written by Dasho Nima Tshering

(Share it to increase the
support Base for courageous Chimi. Together, let's keep the flame of hope
alive).

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